From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): aslant adv 1: over or across in a slanting direction 2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart] adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping]
aslant adv 1: over or across in a slanting direction 2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart] adj 1: having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping]